nspencer

I believe Texas drivers license for large motorhomes may be one of the most confusing subjects. When we upgraded to a larger MH, the Texas salesperson (who seemed to be knowledgeable) told us no special license was needed. We then asked our insurance agent (who owns a large MH) and he said nothing special was needed. He said it was called a "house car," a term we had never heard before. We then called the DPS office and they said we needed a Class B, non CDL. When we took delivery of our MH, we told the salesperson what the DPS had said. He then made his own phone calls, to whom I do not remember, and assured me we do not need a Class B license. We proceeded to study for the test, but when we went to the DPS office, we asked for an explanation of one line about an exception. That started a heated discussion between two office personel and a DPS officer who happened to be in the office. They pulled out more books, made other phone calls, etc. but were unable to reach an agreement. One said Class B license, the other two said Class C. We took the test, got a Class B license, and travel with slightly more piece of mind.

We recently intalled a Qwik-fill on-board battery watering system on our coach. Can be seen at www.flow-rite.com and might be purchased at Camping World as well as other places. It replaces all battery caps with caps that have a float cut off, then manifolded together. You just make one hose quick connect to a bulb pump, then pump from your distilled water jug until you feel resistance which means all floats have filled & closed. We can not vouch for this, but am hoping this is the answer to an age old problem. If it does work like we think, it should pay for itself in the extended life of the batteries, because you never have to open them again after the initial installation.